Shutdown hits train traffic in Odisha
May 31st, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) The movement of trains and commercial vehicles was hit in several parts of Odisha Thursday as the shutdown against the hike in petrol prices, called by various parties, including the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), came into effect.
Protesters blocked roads and highways in several areas and disrupted traffic.
Train services were also hit as protesters squatted on rail tracks at the Cuttack and Bhubaneswar railway stations. Similar protests have also been reported from other parts of the state, a senior state police official told IANS.
“There has been no report of any untoward incident from any part of the state so far. The protests have started on a peaceful note,” he added.
The state units of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Left parties are organising separate protests across the state.
The BJD has also called for a statewide shutdown against the petrol price hike.
- Complete shutdown observed in Odisha (Lead) - May 31, 2012
- BJD calls Odisha shutdown against petrol price hike - May 25, 2012
- Shutdown cripples life in Odisha - Sep 20, 2012
- Hundreds court arrest in Orissa (Lead) - Jul 05, 2010
- Shutdown cripples life in Odisha (Lead) - Sep 20, 2012
- Shutdown against fuel price hike hits Orissa - Jul 05, 2010
- Odisha protests over petrol price hike - May 24, 2012
- Odisha protests diesel price hike, cap on cooking gas - Sep 14, 2012
- Protest against petrol prices leaves India hobbled (Roundup) - May 31, 2012
- Hundreds court arrest, mining hit in Orissa (Second Lead) - Jul 05, 2010
- Mixed response to anti-government protest (Afternoon Lead) - Sep 20, 2012
- Congress shutdown paralyses life in Odisha (Lead) - Sep 10, 2012
- Odisha protests neglect in railway budget - Mar 15, 2012
- Strike cripples life in Orissa - Apr 27, 2010
- Trade union strike: Normal life hit in Odisha - Feb 28, 2012
Tags: bharatiya janata party, bhubaneswar, bjd, bjp, commercial vehicles, cuttack, highways, left parties, odisha, peaceful note, petrol price hike, petrol prices, protesters, protests, railway stations, state police official, train services, train traffic, trains, untoward incident